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PRONUNCIATION OF FOSSICKER

fossicker  [ˈfɒsɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOSSICKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fossicker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOSSICKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fossicker in the English dictionary

The definition of fossicker in the dictionary is a person who rummages, looking for something. Other definition of fossicker is a person who prospects for minerals or gems.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOSSICKER


acre
ˈeɪkə
Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
Antarctica
æntˈɑːktɪkə
baker
ˈbeɪkə
biker
ˈbaɪkə
brassica
ˈbræsɪkə
Corsica
ˈkɔːsɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
Jamaica
dʒəˈmeɪkə
liquor
ˈlɪkə
maker
ˈmeɪkə
replica
ˈrɛplɪkə
sicker
ˈsɪkə
siker
ˈsɪkə
sticker
ˈstɪkə
syker
ˈsɪkə
unsicker
ʌnˈsɪkə
veronica
vəˈrɒnɪkə
vesica
ˈvɛsɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOSSICKER

foss
fossa
fossae
fosse
Fosse Way
fossed
fossette
fossick
fossil
fossil energy
fossil fuel
fossiliferous
fossilisable
fossilisation
fossilise
fossilised
fossilizable
fossilization
fossilize
fossilized

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOSSICKER

bicker
bumper sticker
city slicker
clicker
dicker
drug trafficker
flicker
kicker
knicker
licker
picker
ricker
slicker
snicker
the flicker
ticker
tracker
trafficker
tricker
whicker
wicker

Synonyms and antonyms of fossicker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fossicker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOSSICKER

Find out the translation of fossicker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fossicker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fossicker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fossicker
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fossicker
570 millions of speakers

English

fossicker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fossicker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fossicker
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fossicker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fossicker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fossicker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fossicker
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fossicker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fossicker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fossicker
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fossicker
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fossicker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fossicker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fossicker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉक्सिकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fossicker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fossicker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fossicker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fossicker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fossicker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Fossicker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fossicker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fossicker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fossicker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fossicker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOSSICKER»

The term «fossicker» is used very little and occupies the 157.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of fossicker
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «fossicker».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOSSICKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fossicker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fossicker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fossicker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOSSICKER»

Discover the use of fossicker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fossicker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fossicker a Romance of Mashonaland
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
Ernest Glanville, 2011
2
Mick Vort-Ronald in the Fossicker: A Publication of the ...
Copies of correspondence between James Eric (Jim) Johnson and Michael P. (Mick) Vort-Ronald, 1967-1977.
Michael P. Vort-Ronald, 2009
3
A Season in New South Wales
The fossicker puts a shovelful of dirt in the top sieve and washes it through by immersing both sieves in water and shaking them from side to side. Sand and other particles too small to care about are washed through both sieves into the water.
George Perkins, 2012
4
Zimbabwean Transitions: Essays on Zimbabwean Literature in ...
Ernest Glanville's The Fossicker, published in 1891, also emphasizes the stasis of the ancient city.29 Since Rhodes's advance into Mashonaland, Zam- bezia's remoteness no longer allowed legend and myth to dominate its narratives, and ...
Mbongeni Z. Malaba, Geoffrey V. Davis, 2007
5
Code of Honor (Australian Destiny Book #1)
Chapter. Twelve. Fossicker. It was a lovely butterfly, vivid in the gloom. Its upper wings were a smoky gray; the back wings, red along thebottom,sporteddiagonal bands so white they nearly glowed. Samanthahopeditwouldalight, but it flittered ...
Sandra Dengler, 1988
6
Sam Fossicker Remembers
Album of newspaper articles from the Otago Daily Times, March - April, 1968.
Hardwicke Knight, 1968
7
Otago Peninsula, "Sam Fossicker Remembers"
Album of newspaper articles from the Otago Daily Times, March - May, 1968.
Hardwicke Knight, Dunedin Public Library (Dunedin, N.Z.), 1969
8
While the Billy Boils: The Original Newspaper Versions
But it is not the sound of the fossicker's pick— it is the fall of sods on his wife's coffin. It is a little bush cemetery and he stands stonily watching them fill up her grave. She died of a broken heart and shame. “I can't bear disgrace! I can't bear ...
Edited by Paul Eggert Explanatory Notes by Elizabeth Webby, Henry Lawson, Paul Eggert, 2013
9
A Fossicker's Guide to Gemstones in Australia
First published in 1982 as 'A Prospector's Guide to Gemstones'.
Nance Perry, Ron Perry, 1997
10
While the Billy Boils
Trial and disgrace follow, and then other misfortunes, pleuro among the cattle, drought, and poverty. Thud, thud, thud again! But it is not the sound of the fossicker's pick—it is the fall of sods on his wife's coffin. It is a little bush cemetery, and he ...
Henry Lawson, 1924

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOSSICKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fossicker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ice in Gympie workshop to link methamphetamine experts
"We've had so many RSVPs already, we've had to move from the Fossicker's Room to the larger Prospector's Room," Mr Allard said. Speakers ... «Gympie Times, Jul 15»
2
Making a living as a gold fossicker in historic Hill End
Gold rush history is being kept alive near the small New South Wales village of Hill End by a smattering of fossickers who are making a living ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
3
Kelly letters beyond doubt
Matt Shore, the co-founder of Beechworth's Ned Kelly Vault, and historian and fossicker Darren Sutton – who in 2006 recovered a piece of Joe ... «Wangaratta Chronicle, Jun 15»
4
British Isles gardens range from the majestic to the madcap
Lucy Mackenzie, meanwhile, is a tip-fossicker, beachcomber and canny propagator whose hillside, seaside garden on the northwest coast of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
5
Bodies of two Australian WWI soldiers found on French battlefield
The remains were discovered by a French fossicker in an area known to locals as the Australian line at Bullecourt, the scene of savage fighting ... «9news.com.au, May 15»
6
Bracken Rd's goat country to educator's delight
The unlikely songwriter began his career as a pharmacist's apprentice before working as a shearer, drover, gold fossicker, storekeeper, ... «The Dominion Post, May 15»
7
Melbourne man with a metal detector finds a missing Gallipoli medal
Fossicker Ashley Manzie was combing the park with his metal detector when he discovered a medal belonging to Frederick George Biddulph, ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
8
Anzac Day should be quarantined from politicians – a solemn …
Still, the more fortunate fossicker among them might forage a piece of a porcelain whiskey jar from the beach at Anzac Cove, an old saddlery ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
9
Treasures abound in the best bazaars
My hands are black, I have cobwebs in my hair and I wish I had brought a dust mask, but I feel I have indeed found fossicker's paradise. × ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
10
Takamine Tadasu
The absence of performers offers a space for the viewer to become a virtual fossicker and to visually pick over these pre-loved treasures as one ... «Japan Focus, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fossicker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fossicker>. May 2024 ».
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